Psyblog [1] presents a handy summary of ten of the most famous social psychology studies [2]. The post is a succinct review of each of the following studies, along with thoughtful commentary. The social psychological studies include the following:
1. The Halo Effect – Nisbett
2. Cognitive Dissonance – Festinger
3. Robbers Cave – Sherif
4. Stanford Prison Experiment – Zimbardo
5. Obedience to Authority – Milgram
6. False Consensus Bias – Ross
7. Social Identity Theory – Tajfel
8. Bargaining – Deutsch
9. Bystander Apathy – Darley & Latane
10. Conforming to the Norm – Asch
Who is Psyblog? It’s Jeremy Dean, a lawyer/psychologist who has assembled an impressive collection of clearly written posts on various aspects of psychology. It’s definitely worth a visit–though you might end up staying for quite awhile. I certainly did.
Other recent Psyblog posts include the following: Can Cognitive Neuroscience Tell Us Anything About the Mind? [3] (it’s questionable) and Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted [4]. And why is career planning wasted? Because we aren’t even capable of knowing what sandwich we’ll want each day for the upcoming week, much less our job preferences. “Your future self is probably a stranger to you.” In fact, “70% report that they have been significantly influenced by chance events.” [5]
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